Monday, 15 July 2013

The Last Hour: The D.C's Ashes Blog From Lord's 15:07:13

Summertime
in England… and football has been nudged aside to allow Cricket to take centre stage.
The most important fixture on the calendar of our national summer sport is The
Ashes, the contest between England and Australia

The
Second Test Match takes places at Lord’s in north London this week. To mark the
occasion, The Last Hour will dredge up a cricketing fact of the day every night
this week.

We’ll
be back again in the week of the 19th August when the 5th Test takes place at
The Oval in south London.

(The
Nightly London Photoblog will return next week)

Lord’s, the world’s most celebrated cricket
ground, is named for Yorkshireman Thomas Lord (1755-1832). It was Lord who
first acquired land to open a private cricket ground for the White Conduit
Club, the forerunner of the famous MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club).

A
London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your
guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all
London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.